Archive for May, 2010
My semester ended as it usually does: a triumphant all-nighter. Finishing my last paper and most of my packing at 4:50 a.m., I departed Ithaca just a few hours later to enjoy some downtime at home before I come back to Cornell. Being at home and knowing I’m heading out soon is a very weird [...]
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May 31st, 2010
Ever reach the end of something and vividly remember how you imagined it would be in the beginning? Somewhere between pages five and six of this massive take-home final I am writing today, I had a flashback to the first day of my Spring ’10 semester, being fresh-faced and eager to learn in my Supreme [...]
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May 19th, 2010
ILR Day is a late April tradition, in which our Student Government Association debuts that year’s ILR T-shirts. But spending most of my recent days and nights in Ives Hall has made this feel much more like ILR Week. First, the fun part: this year’s shirts are inspired. We usually go for a subtle ILR-themed double [...]
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May 6th, 2010
This Thursday, author, activist, Holocaust survivor, and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel spoke to a sold-out crowd in Bailey Hall. The line outside of Bailey started forming long before the doors opened, so I owe a major shout-out to my friend Kyle for securing such excellent seats! It was amazing to see so much of the [...]
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May 1st, 2010